Obituaries

Mar 31, 2020

Mr. Marvin Gentry, age 81, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Mr. Gentry was born in Bedford County and was a son of the late Ulysses S. and Rena Sudberry Gentry. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Robert Amos, Sr.; granddaughter, Brittiney Davis, and...

Mar 29, 2020

Mrs. Betty Jo Yell Jarrett, age 74, of Lewisburg, TN, died on Sunday, March 29, 2020 in Lewisburg, TN.  She was born in Marshall County, TN to the late Robert Yell and Addie Phillips Yell.  Betty Jo was retired from Durango Boot Company and Hyperion Corp.  She was of the Christian faith.   In addition to her parents, she was...

Mar 29, 2020

Mr. Sam B. Lynch, age 88, of Shelbyville, TN, died Sunday, March 29, 2020, at his residence.

Mr. Lynch was born in Bedford County, TN, to his late parents Jim B. Lynch and Lou Bertha Lynch. He was a salesman for most of his life, selling farm equipment and automobiles. Mr. Lynch loved playing cards, farming and...

Mar 29, 2020

Mr. Joe Collins, age 80, of the Caney Spring Community of Marshall County, died Sunday morning, March 29, 2020 at his home following several months illness.

Mr. Collins was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late John Marshall and Janie McElhaney Collins. He served his Country in the Army National Guard and was...

Mar 27, 2020

Mrs. Vivian Harris Southall, age 83, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, formerly of Thompson Station, Tennessee, died Friday, March 27, 2020 at her home in Shelbyville.

Mrs. Southall was born in Spring Hill, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late William Bryant and Nannie Myrtle Victory Harris. She retired from CPS Industries of Franklin, TN as a design and...

Mar 21, 2020

Mr. Robert Andrews “Bobby” Crafton, age 85, of Eagleville, TN, died on Saturday, March 21, 2020 in Murfreesboro, TN.  He was born in Williamson County, TN to the late Wallace Edgar and Nellie Blythe Andrews Crafton.  Mr. Crafton was a lifelong farmer and retired from Nashville Sash and Door in 1993.  He was a member and served as an...

Mar 21, 2020

Mr. Danny Wayne Scott, age 55, of the Laws Hill Community, died on Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Nashville, TN.

Mr. Scott was born in Marshall Co., TN, to his parents Allen Scott Jr. and Peggy Mai Phillips Scott. He worked at Lewisburg Grinding in Lewisburg, TN. Danny always had a smile on his face no matter...

Mar 20, 2020

Mr. Randy Blanton, age 65, of Chapel Hill, TN died on Friday, March 20, 2020 at his home.  Mr. Blanton was a native of Murfreesboro, TN, and a son of the late Paul Vernon Blanton and Katherine Louis Beasley Blanton.  He attended Holt’s Corner Baptist Church.  Randy was a retired truck driver after working 28 years in construction.

Mar 19, 2020

Mr. Thomas H “Tommy” Lawrence III, age 72, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, died Thursday evening, March 19, 2020 in Franklin, Tennessee. Mr. Lawrence was born in Davidson County and was a son of the late Lillian Lewis and Thomas H. Lawrence Jr.

Mr. Lawrence was a graduate of Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN,...

Mar 14, 2020

Mrs. Hazel Buckingham Rowland, age 86, of Winchester, TN, formerly of Chapel Hill, TN, died Saturday, March 14, 2020, following an extended illness. Born in Marshall Co., Mrs. Rowland was the daughter of the late Melvin Earl Buckingham and Alta Rae Vaughn Buckingham. Mrs. Rowland was a retired Mail Room Supervisor with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency and a...

Mar 13, 2020

Mr. Christopher Carl Mullins, age 40, of Murfreesboro, TN, died Friday, March 13, 2020 at his residence. Born in Murfreesboro, Chris was a Machinist and a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Murfreesboro.

Survived by his wife, Brandy Michelle Mullins of Murfreesboro;  his parents, Billy and Tina Mullins of Murfreesboro; 2 daughters, Brooklynn Anne Mullins...

Mar 11, 2020

Mr. Michael Perryman, age 46, of Unionville, TN, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Lewisburg, TN.

Mr. Perryman was born in Bedford County, Tennessee, to his parents Winfred Forrest Perryman and Lilly Katherine McCool Perryman. He was a member of the Forrest High School Class of 1992. Mr. Perryman worked in the Maintenance Department at Walker/Allison...

Mar 10, 2020

Mr. Doran D. Corder Jr., age 58, of Lewisburg, TN, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at his residence.

Mr. Corder was born in Flint, Michigan to his parents Doran Duane Corder Sr. and Rita Hewitt Corder. Until his declining health, he was a correctional officer for the state of Michigan. Mr. Corder absolutely loved gospel music...

Mar 8, 2020

Mrs. Frances Ann Morgan, age 86, of College Grove, Tennessee, died Sunday morning, March 8, 2020 in Franklin, Tennessee. Mrs. Morgan was born in the Flat Creek Community of Williamson County and was a daughter of the late Clarence Christian and Ethel Mai Potts Graham. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Mar 6, 2020

Mr. Paul Anderson, age 57, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Friday, March 6, 2020 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Anderson was born in Rutherford County and was a son of the late Starnes and Johnnie Frances Pugh Anderson. He was a graduate of the Class of 1981 at Eagleville High School and a member of Eagleville Baptist Church. Paul was a...

Mar 3, 2020

Mr. Earnest Leo Chaffin, age 76, of Beechgrove, TN, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at his residence. Born in Putnam Co., TN, Mr. Chaffin was a son of the late Thomas Chaffin, Sr. and Minnie Alice Hargis Chaffin. He was a carpenter and also a former employee of General Smelting. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Feb 29, 2020

Mrs. Evelyn Bell Skinner, age 84, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Saturday, February 29, 2020, peacefully at her home. Born in Onslow County, NC on May 26, 1935, she was the fifth daughter of Ed and Mary Bell. She worked as an LPN and as a housewife. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters,...

Feb 24, 2020

Mr. Ernest Payton McDaniel, age 75, of Lewisburg, TN, passed away on February 24, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. McDaniel was born in Mavisdale, VA to his late parents, Robert McDaniel and Georgia Owens McDaniel. He was a US Army veteran and served his country in Vietnam. Mr.McDaniel was a final repairman at General Motors until his...

Feb 22, 2020

Mrs. Polly Burrow, age 89, of Nashville, Tennessee, died Saturday morning, February 22, 2020 in Nashville. Mrs. Burrow was born in Maury County, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late John Ed and Agnes Hazelwood Crutcher.

For many years, Mrs. Burrow lived in the Flat Creek Community of Williamson County and she retired from Bethesda School...

Feb 22, 2020

Mr. Billy Randall Warrick, age 73, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Saturday, February 22, 2020 after a short illness.

Mr. Warrick was born in Davidson County, Tennessee and was a son of the late Raymond Allen and Virginia Elizabeth Joines Warrick.  He served his Country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and was awarded...